Disney World Closes for Fifth Time in History Due to Hurricane Irma

Disney World—like the rest of Florida—is getting ready for Hurricane Irma, which will likely make landfall on Sunday. The once-record-breaking storm has been downgraded to a Category 4 and the iconic theme park is taking the necessary precautions to keep its staff and guests safe—which means closing early on Saturday and staying closed through Monday, according to Deadline.

It's a very rare thing for the Orlando theme-park universe to close its collective doors. When the parks shut down for a day back in 2016 for Hurricane Matthew, it was just the fourth time ever Disney World had closed in its nearly 46 years of operation, according to CNBC. The park shut for just one day for Hurricane Floyd in 1999, two days for Hurricane Frances in 2004, and for a day for Hurricane Jeanne, also in 2004.

For families currently in the parks, they'll still be able to bunker down in their hotels. “Resort hotels will remain open. We hope to resume normal operations on Tuesday, September 12,” Disney said in a release. “We will provide regular updates to our guests on all operational changes.” The guests at the park's Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground and Treehouse Villas of Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort (which are elevated about ten feet off the ground) have been asked to evacuate by Saturday afternoon, according to the Orlando Sentinel.